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Background in research project coordination, biostatistics, and health data science. Proficiency with data formatting and handling.

Research interests: environmental toxicants, traumatic stress disorders, community-level deprivation, spatial epidemiology.

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Ivan Castro

Education

Syracuse University

MSPH in Biostatistics

Syracuse, NY

2018

SUNY Oswego

BA in Psychology

Oswego, NY

2013

Experience

Research Coordinator

VISN 2 Center for Integrated Healthcare

Syracuse, NY

2018 - present

Project Manager

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

2015 - 2019

Graduate Research Assistant

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

2016 - 2018

Publications

Race differences in the effect of Subjective Social Status on hostility and depressive symptoms among 9- to 11-year-old Children

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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2020

Castro, I. E., Hruska, B., and Gump, B. B.

Variability in the spatial density of vacant properties contributes to background lead (Pb) exposure in children.

Environmental Research, 170, 463-471.

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2019

Castro, I. E., Larsen, D. A., Hruska, B., Parson, P. J., Palmer, C. D., and Gump, B. B.

Software resources

tidyVA

An R package of Veterans Health Administration geographies in simple features format for tidy spatial analysis and visualization.

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healthdatacsv

An R package to interface with the healthdata.gov API to query the catalog and return tidy data frames.

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Presentations

A Delphi study to integrate Prolonged Exposure for Primary Care and Motivational Enhancement Therapy for heavy alcohol use.

ISTSS Annual Meeting

Boston, MA

2019

Castro, I. E., Crinnin, C., Mastroleo, N., King, P., Balderrama-Durbin, C., Rauch, S., & Possemato, K.

The implications of social support and resilience in a Veteran’s wellbeing.

Eastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting

New York, NY

2016

Castro, I. E. and Dykas, M. J.